Second-hand toys & games in Hobart typically sells for A$4 to A$765 (about $3 to $540). Completeness decides nearly everything, and the box matters more than people expect. A complete set with its instructions is worth several times the same pieces loose.
Buying toys & games in Hobart
Hobart is the country’s second-oldest city and the coldest of its capitals, with a great deal of genuinely old housing stock still standing below the mountain. It is the departure point for Antarctic expeditions and has a strong arts and market culture, and both of those put unusual things into circulation.
Toys are bulky for their value and often sold in bundles, which makes posting them awkward and the local market the natural one. A buyer can also see immediately whether a set is complete, which is the question that decides the price.
What to check in person
Open a board game and check the counters, cards and dice against the rules sheet rather than trusting a description. Smell soft toys for damp or smoke, and pull gently at eyes and stitching on anything meant for a small child.
Collecting it in Hobart
It needs a car boot rather than a bag, so agree somewhere you can actually stop for a few minutes. That is easier away from the centre than in it. Around Battery Point, North Hobart and Sandy Bay are the parts of Hobart where this sort of thing tends to change hands.
The city is built on hills and the older streets are narrow and steep, so access matters more here than the short distances suggest. The waterfront and the centre are the easy places to meet; anything up the slope needs a conversation about parking.
Selling your toys & games in Hobart free
Antarctic and research programmes rotate people through on fixed contracts, and the colonial-era housing stock turns over with genuinely old contents. Winter here is long and cold, so warm clothing and heating-adjacent goods move seasonally.
Give the set number and the age range, since those are what buyers actually search for. Wash or wipe everything down beforehand and photograph it in daylight, because grubby plastic sells for a fraction of what clean plastic does. Builds from October to Christmas, then again in a quieter second-hand wave in January.
Bank transfer via PayID is instant and is what most private buyers will offer. Cash on collection remains common for larger items.
Toys & Games worth listing in Hobart
Same region (Tasmania)
If nothing in Hobart suits, Launceston, Devonport and Sydney each have their own toys & games page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Hobart: everything second hand in Hobart, or Toys & Games across Australia.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.